Dataminer discovers clues pointing to Apex Legends Arena Mode

A dataminer believes they’ve uncovered evidence of a new, unannounced Apex Legends mode – Arena Mode.

While this is, naturally, only speculation at this point – and even if it’s real, it’s possible the plans won’t come to fruition for a considerable time, if at all – dataminer Shrugtal has uncovered code added to the 6.1 patch that supports UI slots on the “Play” menu for a new Arena Mode.

“Wondering if they’re planning to transfer the Flashpoint-style healing into a smaller arena-sized squads mode,” the dataminer said, along with a screenshot of the alleged code. “Would greatly help warming up and training for Apex.”

Code was added with the 6.1 patch to support UI slots on the “Play” menu for a new “Arena” mode.

Wondering if they’re planning to transfer the Flashpoint-style healing into a smaller arena-sized squads mode. Would greatly help warming up and training for Apex. pic.twitter.com/K02xMcdKSu

— Shrugtal (@shrugtal) October 12, 2020

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“They did mention wanting to bring Skull Town back,” Shrugtal opined in a follow-up tweet (thanks, Comic Book). “Maybe this is the solution, for example, a “Skull Town-only” map with a handful of Squads?”

Respawn’s free-to-play battle royale may soon sport a real-time damage tracker. In a brief exchange on Twitter, a fan reached out to Apex Legends’ design director, Jason McCord, to ask if there were plans afoot to add a damage meter. McCord’s response wasn’t lengthy, admittedly, and didn’t confirm when we’ll see it, let alone how the feature would be implemented, but they did confirm that it’s “on a list”.